What is the average commute in Redmond city, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Redmond city, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 38.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53575352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Redmond, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Redmond city, Washington
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.1 min one way; 38.4% worked from home, 45.7% drove alone, and 4.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home38.4%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone45.7%±2.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Redmond city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.0 min → 22.1 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.4% → 38.4%▲ 13.0 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit8.8% → 5.4%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.5% → 45.7%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Redmond city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 45.7%; 5.4% used public transit and 38.4% worked from home.

Drive alone45.7% ±2.3 pp

Carpool5.7% ±1.1 pp

Public transit5.4% ±1.0 pp

Walk2.8% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp

Work from home38.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 42,229 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Redmond city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 28th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

28^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Redmond city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 42,229 workers age 16+, including 26,003 workers with reported travel time and 16,226 home workers.

Population estimate77,353± 55 MOE

Workers age 16+42,229± 1,222 MOE

Workers with travel time26,003± 1,302 MOE

Estimated home workers16,226± 1,202 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Redmond city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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